Saint-Laurent-de-Vaux tourism and travel guide

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Saint-Laurent-de-Vaux is situated in the Rhone department and Rhone-Alpes region (now part of the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes region), in the eastern-center of France at 17 kilometres from Lyon, the department capital (general information: Saint-Laurent-de-Vaux is 389 kilometres from Paris).

Popular places to visit nearby include Eveux at 12 km and Lyon Old Town at 17 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

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Saint-Laurent-de-Vaux, France: places to visit and attractions

Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Saint-Laurent-de-Vaux in Auvergne Rhône-Alpes.

Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Rhone

Map of places to visit near Saint-Laurent-de-Vaux

Markets in and near Saint-Laurent-de-Vaux

• Craponne: market Wednesday & Saturday (8km)
• Chaponost: market Sunday (9km)
• Brignais: market Saturday (11km)
• Sain-Bel: market Saturday (11km)
• Mornant: market Friday (11km)
• Ecully: market Thursday & Saturday (13km)
• Oullins: market Tuesday & Thursday (14km)
• La Mulatiere: market Tuesday & Friday (14km)
• Pierre-Benite: market Wednesday & Sunday (15km)
• Lyon: market every day except Monday (17km)

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Tourist attractions near Saint-Laurent-de-Vaux, France

What to do at Saint-Laurent-de-Vaux? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Saint-Laurent-de-Vaux.

Aquarium

• Aquarium de Lyon (14km)

Heritage sites

• Historic Lyon (17km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Oingt (26km)
• Perouges (47km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise (16km)
• Trevoux (27km)
• Saint-Galmier (28km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Pilat (36km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye Saint Martin d'Ainey (Lyon) (16km)
• Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste (Lyon) (17km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc de Gerland (17km)
• Parc de la Tête d'Or (19km)
• Jardins du Château de Saint-Bernard (26km)
• Parc du château de Laye (39km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Lyon (17km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Laboratoire d’écologie des hydrosystèmes naturels et anthropisés (20km)
• Grand parc de Miribel-Jonage (26km)
• Oeillon Crest (36km)
• Perdrix Crest (37km)

Towns of Art and history

• Vienne (29km)
• Saint-Etienne (35km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Ecully (13km)
• Chaponnay (25km)
• Chatillon-sur-Chalaronne (52km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc animalier de Courzieu (5km)
• Jardin zoologique de la ville de Lyon (19km)
• Parc zoologique de Saint-Martin-la-Plaine (19km)

Geography and distances

Getting here

For driving distances to Saint-Laurent-de-Vaux from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 9 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Brindas, Courzieu, Grezieu-la-Varenne, Messimy, Pollionnay, Soucieu-en-Jarrest, Thurins, Vaugneray and Yzeron.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Laurent-de-Vaux